James Lankford
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Recent News About James Lankford
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Lankford Prioritizes Protecting Americans, Preserving Constitutional Rights, and Preventing Future Attacks with National Security Nominees
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a rare open Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh, USAF, to be the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Mr. Michael Casey to be the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC).
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Lankford Calls for Updating Significantly Outdated Federal Retirement Services
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja on the need to modernize the decades-old retirees’ system that is causing backlogs and delays in processing retirement applications.
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Ahead of NATO Summit, Lankford Urges Biden to Ensure NATO Countries Meet Defense Spending Commitments
Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius next week, Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and a bipartisan group of 33 senators sent a letter to urge President Biden to call on NATO countries to meet defense spending commitments. Since 2006, NATO member nations have agreed to commit a minimum of two percent of their GDP to defense spending.
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Lankford Praises Supreme Court Decision on Biden's Student Loan Scheme
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement praising the Supreme Court decision overturning President Biden’s student loan debt relief program in Biden v. Nebraska:
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Lankford Leads Delegation to Call for Immediate Disaster Relief for Oklahoma
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) andMarkwayne Mullin (R-OK) along with Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent a letter of support to President Biden to formally request disaster relief funding after the June 17 storm throughout the state.
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Lankford Celebrates Supreme Court Protecting Americans’ Free Speech
SenatorJames Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement celebrating the Supreme Court decision in303 Creative LLC v. Eleniswhich affirms a Colorado business owner’s right to exercise her free speech:
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Lankford Takes Action to Fix Historic Passport Backlog
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced plans to introduce legislation to address the eight-month delay for a passport due to a passport backlog of more than 3 million by making major improvements to passport processing at the Department of State
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Lankford Applauds Supreme Court for Protecting Religious Accommodations at Work
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement applauding the Supreme Court for unanimously ruling in favor of protecting the right to live out your faith in the workplace in a case where a USPS employee believed he must “[r]ember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
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Lankford Tackles High Rx Prices
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), introduced two vitally important bills to tackle the biggest drivers of the high cost of prescription drugs, particularly for senior adults on Medicare
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Lankford Pushes to Secure Chemical Facilities Against Terrorist Attacks
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Tom Carper (D-DE) to introduce a bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27, 2023
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Lankford Holds Pharmacy Middlemen Accountable for High Rx Prices
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to introduce the Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act, which will ensure that all pharmacy price concessions, including fees imposed by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are assessed at the point of sale and ensure that pharmacies will have proper access to performance metrics so they are able to remain serving Medicare patients
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Lankford Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Detention and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement following the Supreme Court decision on United States v. Texas
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Lankford Supports Chilean Tax Treaty
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) provided his advice and consent for the Chilean Tax Treaty, a treaty that has been pending for more than a decade that would open up more US business opportunities with fewer double-taxation fears, including and especially mining business opportunities for critical minerals.
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Lankford, Hern Defend Religious Liberty of Hospitals
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led 31 Senators and Representatives on a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and The Joint Commission President Jonathan Perlin regarding religious liberties for hospitals participating in the Medicare program
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One Year after the Dobbs Decision, Lankford Asks Senators: When Does Life Begin?
As the one-year anniversary approaches this Saturday of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took to the Senate floor to ask Senators a simple question: when does life begin?
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Lankford Calls on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for Labor Secretary
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and 30 fellow Republican Senators sent a letter to the White House calling on President Biden to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labor
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Lankford, Gillibrand Lead Effort to Stop Iranian Nuclear Program
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a bipartisan push with 24 of their Senate colleagues to deter Iran from advancing its nuclear weapon capability.
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Lankford Continues to Stand Up for Rural Access to Quality Health Care in Oklahoma
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on June 8 participated in a Senate Finance Committee hearing entitled, “Consolidation and Corporate Ownership in Health Care: Trends and Impacts on Access, Quality, and Costs,”
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Lankford Pushes to Remove Government Red Tape to Ensure CBP Has Necessary Resources to Secure Border
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on June 8 participated in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing entitled, “FASTA implementation and optimizing the efficient use of federal property.”
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Lankford, Rubio, Wicker Call Out Biden for Sidestepping Spy Balloon Inquiry
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) vice chairman on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with 15 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Biden calling out a continued lack of transparency related to the takedown of a Chinese spy balloon in February.